June 4, 1972 Houston Astros at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 2
@BAL 0 OAK 2
@BAL 0 CHW 6
NYY 1 CHW 5
NYY 4 CLE 6
CAL 4 DET 3
MIN 0 KCR 7
BOS 5 BOS 4
@KCR 0 TEX 10
@MIL 0 STL 4
@LAD 0 HOU 5
@MON 0 ATL 9
@NYM 3 CIN 2
@PHI 0 CHC 3
@SDP 1 PIT 4
@SFG 3 PIT 9
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Parc Jarry, Attendance: 18,052

Sunday, June 4, 1972
Time of Game: 2:03

Astros

26-19

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  4    5  8  0
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1

W: D Wilson (4-4), L: C Morton (2-6)

Expos

19-24

Lost 1

4th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Metzger SS                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .199  .536    0    0   2   2B
J Alou RF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .661    0    4   1   
C Cedeno CF                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .309  .837    0    3   0   HR
L May 1B                      5   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .857    0    8   0   
B Watson LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .307  .906    0    3   0   
J Edwards C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .252  .764    0    6   0   2B
D Rader 3B                    2   1   2   0    2   0  .220  .690    0    1   0   2·2B,IW
J Stewart 2B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .256  .676    0    1   3   IW
D Wilson P                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .095  .231    0    1   1   
Totals                       35   5   8   4    5   1                    27   7

BATTING

2B: R Metzger (5, off M Marshall); J Edwards (6, off C Morton); D Rader 2 (9, 2 off C Morton).

HR: C Cedeno (4, off C Morton; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

IBB: D Rader (4, by C Morton); J Stewart (1, by C Morton).

TB: C Cedeno 5; D Rader 4; R Metzger 2; J Edwards 2; D Wilson; J Stewart.

RBI: D Wilson (1); C Cedeno (15); R Metzger (17); J Stewart (4).

2-out RBI: C Cedeno.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Day CF                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .212  .495    0    2   0   
T Foli SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .480    0    2   8   
M Jorgensen 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .769    0   18   1   SB
B Bailey 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .670    0    1   1   
R Fairly RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .658    0    1   0   
K Singleton LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .640    0    1   0   SH
T Humphrey C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .622    0    1   0   
H Torres 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .179  .553    0    0   5   
C Morton P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .294    0    1   2   
  J Fairey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .696    0    0   0   
  M Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Strohmayer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   1   
Totals                       28   0   2   0    2   6                    27  19

BATTING

SH: K Singleton (2, off D Wilson).

TB: B Day; R Fairly.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: B Bailey (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Jorgensen (8, 2nd base off D Wilson/J Edwards).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Wilson, W (4-4)              9     2   0   0    2   6   0   3.00   31     -       ·  ·      9·12· 0· 2     87    -     1.04   0.55
Totals                         9     2   0   0    2   6   0          31     -       ·  ·      9·12· 0· 2           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Morton, L (2-6)              8     5   1   1    2   1   1   3.79   31     -       ·  ·     17· 4· 2· 5     67    -     1.20   0.19
M Marshall                     0.1   3   4   4    2   0   0   2.57    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.79  -0.14
J Strohmayer                   0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.18    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   5    5   1   1          40     -       ·  ·     20· 4· 2· 8          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Wilson (1); M Marshall (4).

IBB: C Morton 2 (3; J Stewart, D Rader).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 18,052.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Montreal Expos                       
1. R Metzger            SS    1. B Day                CF 
2. J Alou               RF    2. T Foli               SS 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. M Jorgensen          1B 
4. L May                1B    4. B Bailey             3B 
5. B Watson             LF    5. R Fairly             RF 
6. J Edwards            C     6. K Singleton          LF 
7. D Rader              3B    7. T Humphrey           C  
8. J Stewart            2B    8. H Torres             2B 
9. D Wilson             P     9. C Morton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  0-0  ---      31%  73% C Cedeno        C Morton        Home Run
   t 9   1  0-1  12-      10%  98% J Stewart       M Marshall      Single; Edwards Scores; Rader Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI; Stewart to 2B
   b 5   1  0-0  --3       9%  45% T Humphrey      D Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 5   0  0-0  ---       9%  59% D Rader         C Morton        Double
   t 7   2  0-0  1-3      -9%  42% D Wilson        C Morton        Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Metzger       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  C Cedeno        Single
   O      1--      45%  L May           Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Day           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  T Foli          Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  M Jorgensen     Walk
          1--      47%  B Bailey        Jorgensen Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      49%  D Rader         Double
          -2-      50%  J Stewart       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      45%  D Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      49%  K Singleton     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  T Humphrey      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Metzger       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  H Torres        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  C Morton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  B Day           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  L May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Watson        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      44%  J Edwards       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  T Foli          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  B Bailey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  D Rader         Double
   O      -2-      53%  J Stewart       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      48%  D Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      44%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 5-6-7
          ---      39%  R Fairly        Single
   O      1--      41%  K Singleton     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Fairly to 2B
          -2-      36%  T Humphrey      Wild Pitch; Fairly to 3B
   O      --3      45%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
          --3      43%  H Torres        Walk
   O      1-3      50%  C Morton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  J Alou          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      44%  C Cedeno        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      43%  L May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  B Day           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  T Foli          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Jorgensen     Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
          ---      54%  J Edwards       Double
          -2-      56%  D Rader         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  J Stewart       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Edwards to 3B
   O      1-3      42%  D Wilson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      45%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      48%  R Fairly        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  R Metzger       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      73%  C Cedeno        Home Run
   O      ---      72%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Wilson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  T Humphrey      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      82%  H Torres        Strikeout
                  Jim Fairey pinch hits for Carl Morton batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  J Fairey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Marshall facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Marshall replaces Jim Fairey pitching and batting 9th
          ---      87%  B Watson        Walk
   O      1--      85%  J Edwards       Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      87%  D Rader         Wild Pitch; Edwards to 2B
          -2-      87%  " "             Walk
   RR     12-      98%  J Stewart       Single; Edwards Scores; Rader Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI; Stewart to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  D Wilson        Single; Stewart Scores
   R      1--     100%  R Metzger       Double; Wilson Scores
                  John Strohmayer replaces Mike Marshall pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  J Alou          Groundout: P-1B
          -2-     100%  C Cedeno        Walk
   O      12-      99%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  B Day           Single
   O      1--      99%  T Foli          Flyball: 1B
   O      1--     100%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: 3B
   O      1--     100%  B Bailey        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Expos 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON197206040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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